The Taste of Science wants to prove you wrong by bringing science and scientists to the places people hang out – like bars, parks and cafes. That’s the concept behind the national Taste of Science festival that takes place simultaneously in cities across the US. It’s a time when researchers come out of their labs, away from their computers, or in from their fieldwork to present their work to you.

The Taste of Science is an attempt to address the widening gulf between what scientists do and what public perception is. Misinformation from memes and stories from unknown news sources have contributed to this. Scientists too have been guilty of failing to communicate their work in a way that is easy to understand, if they’ve tried to communicate at all.

This is an opportunity for people to go straight to the source on subjects that you’d often only read or hear about in the news. A chance to hear someone describe what goes on behind closed doors, and a chance to question them about it.